Wagon-rack.



PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

J. L. HARTNETT. WAGON RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20. 1906.

vlovo UNITED srniils PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. HARTNETIOF FABIUS, NEW YORK.

WAGON-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJan. 15, 1907. I

I Application fileddugustfiO, 1906. Serial No. 331,337. 1

To all: whom it may concern: 7 j

' Be it known that 1, JOHN L. HARTNETT, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing atFabins, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful -Wagon-Rack,' of 'which the following is aspecification; i Thisinvention has relation to wagon-racks; and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts,- ashereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a wagon-rack especiallyadapted for carrying hay and which is so constructed as to facilitatethe unloading of the rack and which at the same timeisof simple anddurable construction;

The rack consists, primarily, of a base por- 4 tionhaving atransversely-extending partiveyed to another pointf The said'partitiontion portion which is located between the ends of the base portion andis adapted to separate or divide one portion of the load carried by therack from another portion, so that the hay may not become intermeshed orentangled, and consequently one portion or predetermined quantity of haymay be thrown off from the rack at any desired point, while theremainder of the load maybe conmay be in a vertical position or inan1nclined position, and thus the receiving-space for the quantity ofhay to be separated may be increased or diminished to meet requirements.In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ofanintermediate portion of the rack. Fig. 2 is a vertical-sectional viewof a modification of the same.

The rack consists of the parallel bars'l, which are secured together atpoints inter-' mediate of their ends by thetransVersely-extending bar2.] The hinge members 3 are at tached to the, outer bars 1, and thehinge members 4 are attached to the uprights 5.

The said members3 are so positioned with relation to the cross-bar 2that the uprights 5 are vertically above the said crossebar 2 when thesaid uprights are swung in vertical positions/ The cross-bars 6 connectthe upper ortions of the uprights 5 together, and the hooks 7 areattached to the said uprights. The eyes 8 receive the said hooks 7, andthe opposite end of the rod 9 is provided with a hook 10, which extendsin the same direction as the planes of the bars 1. The eyes 11 are toreceive'the hook 10 of the rod 9. p In lieu of the eye 11 the said bar 1may be provided with a series of perforations, any one of which mayreceive the hook 10 of the rod 9, and

gle to the said bars 1.'

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters Patent, is.. 1

1. Awagon-rack comprising bars, a crossbar. securing said bars together,uprights said cross-bar, and a rod pivoted to saiduprights, and meansfor securing the same to adjust the angle of inclination of the uprightswith relation to said bars.

2. A wagon-rack comprisin bars securing said bars toget er, uprightshooked end of said rod.

In testimony that I'claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of-two witnesses.

i JOHNL. HARTNETT.

1 Witnesses: I

IREN E. HAMILTON, ANNIE B.HAMII.T0N.

located upon the outer bars 1 and are adapted thus the uprights 5 may bepitched at an an.

hinged. to said bars and being located over;

cated upon said bar for retaining the end of hinged to said bars andbeing located-over 1 bars, crossmeans located upon said bar forreceiving the

